First of all, I want to thank you all for reading this story. 15 000+ views so far, and almost 90% of the reviews, both by users and those made by guests, are positive. So thanks again. No, let's continue the story. Secondly, I would like to apologize for the uneven gaps in chapter releases. This is due to three things: 1. It's been almost ten years since I red the books, and I don't own them, so I can't just look things up. 2. I have to re-make the plots from scratch, and that takes time. And 3. I'm on anti-depressive medication, so sometimes I simply can't write, due to how I feel. And finally, even though I don't answer reviews here, I read them all, good or bad, and take that they say into consideration when I write the story.

Ride the magic train

The next day, Halios returned to Ollivanders to get his wand. After being greeted by the old wand-maker, he was given the wand. Ollivander was almost jumping with glee, as Halios almost shone like the sun when he picked up the wand for the first time. The wand itself was 12 inches of Yggdrasil wood, with a triple core of Daedra hair. It was perfect for Transfiguration, Healing and Defence, though a bit impulsive in nature. Thanking Ollivander, Halios paid the wand-maker and made his way home. After showing his parents the wand, he began the procedure to create a familiar.

Over the next couple of weeks, Halios trained with his wand (not that wand, you perverts), worked on his familiar and spent time with his new friend, Seren and her family. Soon, September 1st was upon them, and the family of Daedras travelled to Kings Cross Station, where they met up with the Black-Weiss family. On their way to the platform, they saw a group of ginger children following a somewhat round woman, also with ginger hair.

Turning to the three Daedra, Sirius pointed the group out. "See the group of gingers over there? That's the Weasley family. Arthur and Molly Weasley have three children in Hogwarts right now, with a fourth joining this year. Now, the oldest of those children, Percy, loves rules, and the the one who joins this year, Ronald, is a bit daft. But the two in the middle, the twins Fred and George, loves a good joke, and are known as the biggest pranksters in Hogwarts. Plus, they are loyal to those who becomes their friends."

Finished with his explanation, Sirius leads them to the entrance to platform 9 ¾ . Leading the way, he walked through the barrier, Seren and Halios following and Estée, Sheogorath and Meridia brining up the rear. The platform was filled with students and their families, the sound of excited children, hooting owls and laughter filled the air. After helping Seren and Halios lift their baggage onto the train, they hugged each-other goodbye.

"Now, remember" Sirius began, "have fun, make friends and learn a lot of new magic, ok? Don't worry about homework and such these first two – three years. As long as you pass your OWLs in your fifth year and your NEWTs in your seventh, you'll be all right."

This earned him a smack on the back of his head, courtesy of his wife. Giving him a stern look in response to his pouting, she turned to her daughter and Halios.

"You shouldn't listen to everything he says, but he has some valid points. Studying is important, but don't forget to have fun, too."

Seren gave her parents a smile. "I promise!" she said, Halios nodding in agreement. At that point, the train blew its whistle, and the two students quickly hugged their parents one last time, before boarding the train in search of an empty compartment, as the train began to leave the station.

Standing on the platform, watching the train leave, Sheogorath turned to Meridia with a question.

"Raising Halios has been fun, wouldn't you say? How about we try and give him a sibling?" Sheogorath says with a cocky grin. Meridia slowly nods, before she agrees. Barking a laugh, Sheogorath opens the portal home, and they say farewell to Sirius and Estée before leaving.

On the train, Halios and Seren had found an empty compartment, and were now sitting across from each other, while the train travelled towards Hogwarts.

"Hey, Halios?" Seren asked.

"Yes?"

"Which house do you think you'll be in?"

"Well, from what your dad has told us, Hufflepuff or Ravenclaw seems to be the most likely for me. What about you?"

"Gryffindor or Ravenclaw. Dad was in Gryffindor, but my curiosity is more of a Ravenclaw trait."

"True... Eh, as long as we remain friends, does it matter?"

"Not really, no. But still... I would not like to end up in Slytherin."

To this, Halios simply nodded. That's when the compartment door opened, and a pair of ginger heads peaked in.

"Excuse us, but – "

"We're looking for – "

"Harry Potter. Have – "

"You seen him?"

Both Halios and Seren looks at the twins, and Seren asks; "Why do you look for him?"

The twins walk in and start to explain themselves.

"We are trying – "

"To find him to – "

"Warn him. Our – "

"Younger brother, Ron – "

"Is looking for him too – "

"And we want to – "

"Give him a fair warning – "

"Before they meet, since or brother – "

"Is quite daft."

Nodding at the explanation, Halios asked for their names.

"Oh, that's right" one of the twins said and straightened his back. "I'm Gred – "

"And I'm Forge."

"And we are the Weasley Twins!" they both said in chorus, with huge grins plastered on their faces.

Laughing at their antics, they introduced themselves to the twins.

"I'm Seren Black-Weiss, daughter to Sirius Black-Weiss."

"And I'm Halios Meridian Sheoth, son to Meridia And Sheogorath, and formerly known as Harry Potter."

The twins stared at him with open mouths.

"Wait, YOU'RE Harry Potter!?" they both shouted.

While Seren snickered at the shocked expression on their faces, Halios just smiled.

"Yes I am. And thank you for the warning, we'll be on our guard."

The group continued to speak for a while, and as Seren had gotten a few of her fathers old notebooks from his and James Potters time in Hogwarts, they agreed to join the twins on their pranking crusade. After saying goodbye, the twins left to find their friend, Lee Jordan. Not long after they left, the door opened again, and another ginger kid looked in.

"I'm looking for Harry Potter, have you seen him?" the kid asked.

Both Halios and Seren shook their heads, and the kid left, muttering something about 'Harry Potter', 'fame' and 'best mates'. Glancing at each other, both Halios and Seren shivered at the thought of having such a shallow person as a 'friend'.

Soon, the snack trolley came by, and Seren bought enough candy for both her and Halios to have for the rest of the journey. As they sat there, eating of the candy and talking, someone knocked on the door. Telling the person to enter, the door opened and a bushy-haired girl looked in.

"Excuse me? Have any of you seen a toad? There's a boy named Neville who has lost his."

"Sorry, but we haven't. But give me a moment and I'll help you find it." Halios told the girl. Then he concentrated on a toad and used a clairvoyance spell. Following the spell with his mind, he soon found a toad, hiding in a compartment a few door down.

"There's a toad on the floor in the compartment three doors down. It might be the toad you're looking for. Oh, and while I remember it, would you like to join us for the rest of the trip?"

The girl gave him a bright smile and thanked him before leaving to find the toad. About 15 minutes later, she returned, with both her trunk and a shy-looking boy in tow. After putting away her trunk, the girl sat down next to Seren, and the boy sat next to Halios.

Turning to Halios, the girl thanked him for helping them find the toad before they introduced themselves.

"Thanks again for your help in finding Trevor. I'm Hermione Granger, and this is Neville Longbottom."

"Seren Black-Weiss. Nice to meet you."

"Halios Meridian Sheoth, formerly known as Harry Potter. I hope we can be friends."

The two newcomers looked at him with a stunned expression, before Hermionie leaned forward.

"Are you really?", she asked. "I thought you went missing after You-Know-Who attacked your family. Some books say that Dumbledore took you, and has been training you for years, while other believes you were with the Goblins..."

She continued to ramble on for a good ten minutes before she noticed the others stares and stopped. Halios sighed and shook his head.

"Those books you speak about, are nothing but fiction. As for were I've been... well, my father – that is, my adoptive father – took me from my parents house right after the attack and brought me to his home. There, I was magically and spiritually adopted by him and my mother. And as for what the books said I've done... lies, all of it. While I have trained magic from an early age, I've done none of those things the books claim that I've done. Plus, I haven't even been in this country until two weeks ago, when I met Seren and we bought our Hogwarts materials."

Hermionie was in shock. Something that was written in a book, false?! Her whole world was shattered. If those books were false, how could she ever trust any book to be true? Slowly, she was beginning to panic. Feeling the turmoil in her soul, Halios turns towards her and tries to calm her down.

"Now, now, don't fret. Just because those books were filled with lies, doesn't mean every book is the same. You just have to stop taking everything you read at face value. If something that is written in a book can be verified from another source, then it's most likely true. If not, take it with a grain of salt until it can either be proven or dissproven. So don't worry to much, ok?"

Nodding, Hermionie was slowly calming down, when the compartment door opened yet again, and a blond kid entered, followed by two kids that looked like trolls. Halios and Seren recognized the blond kid. It was the same bigoted kid they had met in Madam Malkin's, Draco Malfoy was his name, if they remembered it correctly. The blond ponce looked around the compartment with a sneer plastered on his face.

"No wonder there was a smell here. The Longbottom squib and a mudblood" the boy remarked. "And no Potter... come, let's leave."

As the boy and his pet trolls left, they could hear him mutter about how he would find Potter and "show him the way of a true Wizard". They could only imagine it meaning something in lines with being a bigoted, snobbish racist. Hermionie had a confused look on her face as she looked at the other three, and noticed the looks on their faces. Neville looked down in shame, with a little bit of anger mixed in, Seren was staring at the door in anger, and Halios had a look of disgust on his face as he did the same.

"Um... what was that about? And why do I get a feeling something bad has happened?" Hermionie asked in confusion.

"That was Draco Malfoy" Seren said, turning to Hermionie after giving the door one last dark look. "He is the son of Lucius Malfoy, a Death Eater who used his money and political powers to go free after the fall of Voldemort, and a really unpleasant person through-and-through. And yes, something bad did happen. He insulted both you and Neville, by calling you mudblood and Neville a squib."

Seeing that Hermionie didn't understand what she meant, Seren sighed and started to explain. "A squib is a person born into a wizarding family that has no magic. In many older wizarding families, a squib is seen as a disgrace and are often disowned and removed from the family after they are discovered. Calling a wizard a squib has sometimes led to blood feuds between families. And 'mudblood' is an insult used by some so-called 'Pureblood' wizards, when they speak about first generation wizards and witches. The term is similar to the muggle term 'nigger'."

Comprehension slowly dawned on Hermionie, and she started to sputter in indignation. "How dare he!" she said.

"He dares," came the reply from Halios, "because he believes he is superior to everyone else."

You could clearly see the look of disgust on his face as he said that. "Such a mindset is the leading cause for war and the destruction of civilizations, no matter what world you are on..." He shook his head. "I can only hope people like him is a minority here."

An uncomfortable silence descended over the compartment, until Neville took out a deck of cards and asked if they would like to play some exploding snap. They continued to play and talk as the train travelled towards its destination, and soon the evening fell, and they had to get changed to their school robes. Neville left the compartment, but Halios stayed. When Hermionie told him he should leave so they could change, he just smiled and turned into his female form.

Laughing at Hermionies' shell-shocked expression, she took out her robes and began to change. Stifling a laugh, Seren nudged Hermionie to move her out of her shocked state. Shaking her head, but still staring at Halios, Hermionie slowly changed into her robes. Once they were done, they invited Neville back in. As he stepped inside the compartment, Neville suddenly froze as he saw the now female Halios.

Smiling to herself, Halios began explaining what she was, and how Daedras didn't have a fixed gender, many not having a gender at all. As she explained, they could feel the train slowing down, and soon, they reached the station in Hogsmeade. Gathering up their loose stuff, they exited the train.

There, a few more characters have been introduced, and we have almost reached Hogwarts. In the next chapter, they reach Hogwarts, the sorting and the first day at school. I will try to write a chapter a month, so the next chapter should be out in late February. Until then, enjoy.